Holder for cigars and cigarettes



April 10, 1945.

J, D. KILGORE v HoLDER FOR clams ANDCIGARETTES Filed March 16, 1943 INVENTOR Patented Apr. 10, 1945 HOLDER Foa cleans AND GIGARETTES Joseph Daugherty Kilgore, Athens, Ohio, assignor of one-half to Edward Alvin Cottingham,

Athens, Ohio Application March 16, 1943, Serial No. 479,325

1 Claim'.

A further object is to provide a holder in which the butt of the cigarette maybe easily disf posed o'f. A still further object is to provide a holder with yan adjustable chuck and a proper lter.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 shows a cross sectional View of my improved holder with the chuck retracted.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view with the Achuck extended.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

'l Referring more particularly to the drawing, my holder I consists of a casing.' II and ya. bit l2. The bit I2 has a bore I3 to allow the passage of smoke and its forward end is bored out to form a, lter :chamber I4 in which filter I5 may be positioned. The filter I5 may consist of any filter or .a part of a cigarette or plugv of tobacco.

-The front of the bore I3 is internally threaded at I6 to hold the plug I1. The plug itself is bored and internally threaded at I8 to engage the connecting nipple I9.

The shell `II is provided with an internal annular ange 20 against which the coil spring 2l may be positioned.' The spring 2| not only abuts the annular ange 20 but also engages the (Cl. ISI-) plug I1 and surrounds the threaded tube or nipple I9.

At the .end of the nipple I9 is a chuck 25. This consists of a tapered soft rubber tube 26 reinforced by fiat spring wires 2l4 which are bent inwardly to form a contact surface 28. The inner ends of the spring wires 2l covers' the tube 26 and are fastened over a tapered nut 29 by means of the bushing 30 and the nut 3l.

My holder may be easily disassembled by unscrewing the bit I2 whereby the spring 2l may be removed and the remaining portion pushed forwardly out of the shell I0.

In use the bit I2 may be pushed forwardly within the shell I0 to move the chuck 25 out of the end 32 of the shell. A cigarette or cigar may then 'be inserted within the chuck and the bit allowed to slide rearwardly until the article is rmly gripped. When a filter is used, it may beused over and fover, and when a part of a cigarette is. used as a filter, it may be replaced whenever needed.

I claim:

A cigaretteholder or the like including a shell, a. bit slidablymounted within said shell, and a chuck member secured to said bit and movable therewith, said chuck member comprising a tapered rubber tube supported by a plurality of flat spring members, and said spring members being bent inwardly about the outer edge of said tube to form a bearing surface.

JOSEPH DAUGHERTY KILGORE. 

